Spring is such an unpredictable season. In some places, the weather is perfect. In others, it’s either starting to get summer hot or it’s freezing cold. Our Best of Boomer Bloggers are enjoying it in their own ways and writing down their thoughts in this week’s roundup. Caregiving someone who is sick When someone we love is sick, sometimes we aren't sure exactly how … [Read more...]
How to Start a Blog – and Build a Retirement Business
I've been a blogger since 2008 and I love what I do. Blogging is creative, fun, keeps my brain stimulated, and makes me extra money. As a single woman and Baby Boomer, I know that having extra income is important, and what I make from my blog is fairly passive. It ka-chings while I sleep . . . literally! If you are looking to earn extra income or build a business in … [Read more...]
Best of Boomer Blogs: Getting Into the Holiday Spirit
Our Baby Boomer bloggers are deep into thinking about the holidays with only 2 weeks left until Christmas. They are discussing shopping ideas, food, and spending money. But the ever-present COVID situation is still in the background causing us to tweak how we celebrate. So, let’s first address the elephant in the room or the elf on the shelf Tom from Sightings Over Sixty … [Read more...]
Shifting Shorelines: Messages From a Wiser Self: Book Review
I was in South Florida for a week, so it seemed appropriate that I read a book called Shifting Shorelines: Messages From a Wiser Self while I was on the plane coming from Los Angeles. The book takes place on one of the Barrier Islands near the Florida Keys and contains reflections by a woman in her 70s of her life’s journey and how they relate to the nature surrounding her. … [Read more...]
The Sparkling Adventure of Becky and Friends: A Nostalgic Children’s Book
Have you ever thought about writing a children’s book? Diane Campbell Green did but what is unique about it is that it’s written about childhood memories that most of us Baby Boomers can relate to. The Sparkling Adventures of Becky and Friends is an endearing set of vignettes that centers on the life of an 8-year-old child named Becky Ann Chalmers. She lives in a small … [Read more...]
